EPI-WIN digest 56 - Global Applications of the One Health Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool (JRA OT)

Overview

The Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool (JRA OT) was developed by the Tripartite (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Health Organization, and the World Organisation for Animal Health). The tool proposes a facilitated approach guiding the various actors toward a comprehensive and consensual risk assessment for zoonotic diseases and other threats at the human-animal-environment interface. Since 2018, sixty-six Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool (JRA OT) workshops have been conducted and further implemented across various countries. Different regions have adopted diverse models for training, application, and institutionalization of the tool.